Response and productivity of Garlic (Allium Sativum L.) by different levels of potassium fertilizer in farm soils

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 4 Effect of different levels of K on N, P, K, S, Ca, Mg, B and Na uptake by bulb and leaves of garlic

Treatment	N (mg pot⁻¹)		P (mg pot⁻¹)		K (mg pot⁻¹)		S (mg pot⁻¹)		Ca (mg pot⁻¹)		Mg (mg pot⁻¹)		B (μg pot⁻¹)		Na (mg pot⁻¹)
Treatment	Bulb	Leaves	Bulb	Leaves	Bulb	Leaves	Bulb	Leaves	Bulb	Leaves	Bulb	Leaves	Bulb	Leaves	Bulb	Leaves
K0	36.81	31.08	3.533	2.463	52.02	24.62	10.54	2.457	15.35	9.803	5.100	10.97	52.50	27.47	2.510	1.200
K100	46.85	33.67	5.200	2.953	65.38	27.89	13.53	2.810	18.17	11.48	6.653	11.67	62.64	30.81	3.857	1.327
K125	44.67	36.60	5.693	3.297	64.98	30.83	12.21	3.100	16.97	14.14	6.240	12.51	56.91	29.11	3.590	1.590
K150	61.01	38.10	7.717	3.597	84.95	34.38	14.54	3.573	21.21	15.16	7.103	12.83	69.67	30.00	4.840	1.803
K175	73.42	42.60	9.950	4.470	84.01	38.21	14.56	5.520	22.15	16.30	7.347	13.67	69.08	32.73	4.997	2.003
K200	86.72	53.81	12.43	5.940	97.42	50.94	17.91	6.563	26.38	20.39	8.817	15.47	81.02	37.09	6.063	2.660
K250	53.50	41.97	6.767	3.183	68.70	34.86	12.90	5.593	18.73	15.13	5.953	13.58	55.63	32.26	3.720	2.080
LSD	15.31	8.788	1.661	1.145	13.76	5.101	3.872	1.011	4.496	3.927	1.486	3.528	9.476	6.023	0.950	0.376
Significance	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*	**	**	**	**
CV(%)	10.94	9.11	9.33	12.73	7.66	6.08	11.59	8.75	9.32	11.04	9.07	11.20	6.10	7.90	9.27	8.59

* Significant at 5% level of probability, ** significant at 1% level of probability, LSD least significant difference, CV coefficient of variation